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Dish, DirecTV
DirecTV/Dish merger has a problem as debt holders object to $1.6 billion loss
DirecTV agreed to buy the Dish satellite TV and Sling TV business for a nominal fee of $1, in exchange for taking on $9.75 billion of Dish debt. But DirecTV's deal announcement on Monday said the merger needs approval from Dish debt holders, who would see their investments devalued.
DirecTV And Dish Merger Could Create The Largest Pay-TV Distributor
In this era of cord cutting the announced merger of DirecTV with Dish/Sling would result in 18 million subscribers, making it the largest pay-TV distributor
2 Huge TV Providers Are Merging: Latest on DirecTV and Dish
DirecTV and Dish TV agreed to merge in a historic deal announced on Monday. The merger still needs to be approved by regulators, but if it is it would bring together two of the biggest satellite TV providers in the business with a total of 20 million subscribers in the U.
DirecTV Agrees to Merge With Satellite Rival Dish
The pair of deals let private-equity firm TPG buy AT&T’s remaining stake in DirecTV and absorb rival Dish.
DirecTV agrees to buy Dish for $1
DirecTV announced Monday it’s buying rival Dish Network, ending multiple decades of on-and-off talks about the satellite services merging.
DirecTV Placed on Credit Watch Negative After Unveiling Deal to Merge With Dish
Credit ratings agency S&P Global notes the "linear TV industry is rapidly shrinking" and the increased scale provided by a merger may not offset subscriber declines.
DirecTV CEO Sees a Future Beyond Satellites in Big Pay-TV Merger
DirecTV’s proposed takeover of rival Dish is an admission that the satellite-TV business is fading. Chief Executive Officer Bill Morrow has big ideas about what could come next.
A DirecTV-Dish Merger Would Create a Mega-Pay TV Operator, But Won't Stop the Industry's Decline | Analysis
After over a decade of on and off talks, a merger between DirecTV and Dish is poised to become a reality. The deal announced on Monday for the former to acquire the latter for $1 and $9.75 billion in debt will form the largest pay TV operator with around 18 million subscribers -- leapfrogging past Charter Communications and Comcast -- as it looks to stem satellite TV's bleeding from cord-cutting.
DirecTV to Acquire Dish Network for $1, Assume $2 Billion Debt
DirecTV has agreed to acquire Dish Network, creating a major player in the satellite TV industry. DirecTV will assume Dish's $2 billion debt, a crucial move for the financially troubled company, which only has $500 million in available cash.
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DirecTV's CEO says its Dish acquisition 'isn't so much about bullying' media giants — but it's definitely about playing hardball
DirecTV and Dish have teamed up since cord-cutting is wrecking their business — and so they can gain leverage over content ...
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Dish-DirecTV Deal Sparks Creditor Revolt Over $1.6 Billion Loss
Creditors to US satellite television firm Dish Network plan to block a distressed exchange that’s a key part of its tie-up ...
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Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years as seeks to better compete ...
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It's do-or-die for DirecTV and Dish — so they're teaming up
DirecTV said on Monday that it had agreed to acquire Dish Network in a deal that would create one of the largest pay-TV ...
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AT&T exits pay-TV business and frees DirecTV to combine with rival Dish
DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a ...
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AT&T sells stake in DirecTV for $7.6 billion as it exits entertainment biz, as DirecTV buys Dish
AT&T is selling its remaining 70% stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG a decade after agreeing to buy the satellite TV ...
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Dish’s Debt-Exchange Sale to DirecTV Is ‘Tantamount to a Default,’ Credit-Rating Agency Says
EchoStar's deal to sell Dish to DirecTV, which will assume $9.75 billion in debt, is akin to Dish defaulting on its debt ...
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